This is the reality of my life, devoid of any “extraordinary” events. I flip through the news reading about people who have been changed by remarkable events and I cannot help but think that the most exciting thing that happened to me was dislocating my shoulder in the ninth grade. Although writing with your left hand when you’re right handed is a daunting task, it is definitely not newsworthy. And yet, I have never been dissatisfied with my life....

“You can’t be sure that you exist!” is what my philosophy teacher said to us the very first day of school. Dressed in peculiarly bright neon colors, my philosophy teacher seemed a bit odd. He has a reputation at my school for being bizarre and uncanny, which is accentuated by his excessive love and passion for philosophy. As I sat in his class, I was intrigued by the nature of this class. Would he really be able to prove...